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Congolese villagers displaced by LRA attacks find shelter with host families in Dungu.

At least 35 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a wave of bomb attacks on Iraqi cities, including capital Baghdad, stoking fears of sectarian violence in the country that is trying to return to normalcy.

Iran's oil minister on Thursday asked the EU to reconsider its sanctions on the Islamic republic's oil exports.

India Thursday said it successfully test-fired a new missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead as far as Beijing - announcing itself as a major "missile power."

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The United States says Sudan and South Sudan want to find a way to avoid "all-out war," following violence across their border. The two countries have been unable to resolve disputes over borders, oil and citizenship issues stemming from the south's independence last July.

Nuclear test carried out on 18 April 1953 at the Nevada test site.

The US has announced plans to ease some of the financial sanctions against Myanmar that will enable American NGOs to do charity work in the formerly military-ruled Southeast Asian nation.

At a rare joint meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, foreign and defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, reportedly moved toward an agreement on the alliance's future role in Afghanistan, and discussed improving their joint military ability to deal with 21st century challenges.